US 11,898,790 B2
Trim breaker for an insulated appliance
Abhishek S. Awachat, Pune (IN); Luca Distaso, Gemonio (IT); Andrea Gasparoni, Comerio (IT); Pushpendra Prakash Mahajan, Pune (IN); Vishal Shankar Marathe, Pune (IN); Pushkal Singh, Pune (IN); and Nelson Rene Garcia-Polanco, Saragossa (ES)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/729,154.
Application 17/729,154 is a continuation of application No. 16/730,040, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,346,596.
Prior Publication US 2022/0252333 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F25D 23/08 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/085 (2013.01) [F25D 23/087 (2013.01); F25D 23/062 (2013.01); F25D 23/065 (2013.01); F25D 23/082 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trim breaker for an appliance cabinet, the trim breaker comprising:
a body including a rear wall, a first leg of the body extending from the rear wall and configured to receive an edge of an outer cabinet wrapper, and a second leg of the body extending from the rear wall and configured to receive an edge of an inner cabinet liner;
a front wall attached to the first and second legs of the body opposite the rear wall; and
an enclosed chamber defined between the front wall, the rear wall, the first leg and the second leg, wherein the front wall includes a U-shaped channel extending inward from a front surface and toward the rear wall, the U-shaped channel extending a majority of a depth of the enclosed chamber, wherein the front wall includes a recess configured to receive a metal component therein, wherein the metal component is disposed in the front wall between the U-shaped channel and the second leg.